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1 killed as fire guts 2 train coaches in India 29 Dec 2025 - 12:18 pm

New Delhi, India: A 75-year-old passenger was killed after a fire broke out inside two coaches of a train early Monday in the...

VIDEO: At least 13 dead, 98 wounded in Mexico train derailment: Navy 29 Dec 2025 - 11:22 am

Mexico City: At least 13 people died and close to a hundred others were injured Sunday when a train partially derailed in southern...

South Korea's ex-first lady accused of taking over $200,000 in bribes 29 Dec 2025 - 11:08 am

Seoul, South Korea: South Korea's former first lady was alleged by prosecutors Monday to have accepted lavish bribes totaling over $200,000, including fine...

China says to launch digital currency action plan 29 Dec 2025 - 10:56 am

Beijing, China: China will on January 1 launch an "action plan" for boosting management and operations of its digital currency, a deputy governor...

16 killed in nursing home fire in Indonesia 29 Dec 2025 - 10:53 am

Jakarta, Indonesia: Sixteen people were killed in a fire that broke out at a nursing home in Manado, North Sulawesi province, in Indonesia,...

China’s high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark 29 Dec 2025 - 09:46 am

Beijing: China’s sprawling high-speed rail network passed 50,000 kilometres (31,000 miles) in total operating distance with the opening of a new line ,...

Arab League Council condemns Israel's recognition of Somaliland, affirms rejection to any measures to displace Palestinians 28 Dec 2025 - 09:01 pm

Cairo: The Arab League Council, at the level of permanent representatives, strongly condemned Israel's recognition, on Dec. 26, of the secession of the...

Three missing in southern Spain after flooding 28 Dec 2025 - 08:16 pm

Madrid: Three people went missing after torrential rains caused flooding in southern Spain, the Guardia Civil police said Sunday, calling on the population...

S. Korea's presidential office moves back to Blue House 28 Dec 2025 - 06:48 pm

SEOUL: At midnight Sunday local time, the "Phoenix Flag," a symbol of South Korea's presidency, was raised at Cheong Wa Dae, which is...

'Shivering from cold and fear': winter rains batter displaced Gazans 28 Dec 2025 - 05:49 pm

Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories: It only took a matter of minutes after the heavy overnight rain first began to fall for Jamil al-Sharafi's...

Somali PM condemns Israel's recognition of Somaliland 28 Dec 2025 - 04:54 pm

Mogadishu:Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declaration recognizing Somaliland as an independent state, describing the...

Russia reports capture of five new towns in eastern Ukraine 28 Dec 2025 - 04:49 pm

Moscow: The Russian forces took over five new towns in eastern Ukraine, namely Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Dimitrov (Myrnohrad), Rodynske, Artemivka, and Volnoye...

Hakimi to feature in Morocco's final AFCON group game 28 Dec 2025 - 04:45 pm

Rabat: African player of the year Achraf Hakimi will make his first appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations when hosts Morocco play...

470-kilo WWII bomb removed in Belgrade 28 Dec 2025 - 02:27 pm

Belgrade, Serbia: A 470-kilogram (1,000-pound) World War II aerial bomb was safely removed on Sunday from a construction site in a central district...

Polls close in first round of Myanmar's election 28 Dec 2025 - 01:22 pm

Yangon, Myanmar: Polls closed in the first round of Myanmar's elections on Sunday, an AFP journalist saw, ending the opening phase of a...

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off coast of Peru 28 Dec 2025 - 11:56 am

Lima, Peru: An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Peru on Sunday. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)...

Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro treated for hiccups 28 Dec 2025 - 11:17 am

Brasília, Brazil: Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro underwent a medical procedure Saturday to treat recurrent hiccups he has been dealing with for months,...